Let's try this again

So it seems I always decide I am going to start keeping up with my blogging but I seem to have a hard time sticking to it. *shrugs*

where have I been???
Let's see ... Moved out of my condo in August. Bought a new car. Gave away my crazy cats. Started the journey to a financial "clean slate". Divorce was finalized (did I say that?). Became a knitting AND crocheting fiend!! Stopped seeing my personal trainer. Started going to the YMCA this year and regularly-ish, I might add.

On to relative content ......
My baptism was AWESOME!! God totally rocked my face off. By the time the line had advanced enough to where it was my turn in the pool, I was bawling. The pictures make it look like I was giving birth. HA! ... and that I'm pastey pastey white. *whistles*

So over the course of this year I have really been working on letting God take the burdens of being single that the "world" lays on single women. I found a cool book called Lady in Waiting and it's pretty interesting. I'm a chapter in thus far. It's about becoming the right woman rather than finding the right man and seeking after God with reckless abandonment. I am excited to see what God has in store for my life.

 I should probably learn how to properly structure / formulate blog posts, eh?

So. How has God rocked your face off lately??

Getting Caught Up

So..... what's been going on? Let's see...

• Divorce was final in May. Almost have him out of my bank accounts and bills. Almost have my name changed over to my maiden name. Been looking on and off for new companionship but haven't been very fruitful in my searches. Found a lot of bottom dwellers! :D
• Started knitting in May and I'm ADDICTED! A group of girls from my church get together on Wednesday nights and we talk and knit at our local coffee house. We can knit pot holders for our Nurture Network at church. They take meals to sick people and their families so they have one less thing to worry about.
• I'm getting baptized on July 18th!! YAY!!!!!! Wanna come? Leave a comment! It'll be a party!
• Adopted two cats .... *ugh* They are 7 years old (will be 8 in August?) and sisters. Definitely trying at times.
• Quit smoking for the last time. Now that I am no longer married to a heavy smoker, nor am I around anyone who smokes for any length of time, I will be able to stop for good and I am so grateful for that!
• Learning more about God and myself a little bit each day. 
• ooooo..... employed a personal trainer from church! He inspires me in my faith and life just as much as he does with my workouts and getting on a better track to lose weight. I just need to get over myself
• Hey! I got a 'faith' tattoo on my right wrist that says "Love Wins." with vines and grapes, cause I attend a Vineyard church. Got it the Sunday after Mother's Day. Time to get it touched up. I absolutely love it!
• Making a ton of friends at church and more all the time! I love my church. I love helping out there. It feels like my home right now and I like it.

Test

Testing the the Facebook import awesomeeness!

i am ON FIRE ... but please don't put me out!

If you aren't aware, Crossroads Church (Cincinnati) is doing a series called Free* (as in Freedom). Check it out HERE. You can even download the booklet that you are supposed to be working in each week. This journey is about releasing the attachments you have with various things in your life and then attaching yourself to Jesus so that you can be free and soar! Last night I watched the first three weeks (yeah, I'm catching up). It wasn't until week three, when I was really inspired. He talked about the enemy. (You will note that I will not talk about him and capitalize things because he does not deserve such respect.) I just kept hearing myself confirming over and over in my head that the ending to my second marriage was because the enemy got to my husband. We were at a low point in our marriage and it was the perfect time for him to sneak fear and doubt in and tear it apart. he caused my husband to be with another woman and to pretty much lose all affection for me. I realized from the beginning that this was not my husband because it was completely out of his character. Had I not started going to Alpha a very short time before this started coming out, I don't think I would have been open to see it. I feel that personally my life is so much better now with Jesus ... even if it did mean losing the one worldly man I loved the most. I have much calm over it now and now that I see the whole situation, I have no regrets about it. Could have I done things better or differently? Sure, but that's not what happened and fretting about it won't make it better. You know what will? God. He will give back 10 fold that which the enemy has taken and I have faith that my Father will pull through for me. Because I am ROYALTY. I am DESTINY. I have been SET FREE. and I'M GONNA SHAPE HISTORY.

I also found out today that my church is buying our building!!! I don't know how it happened. I don't really care. I know that God wants us to be there and He showed us the way. I am so excited to be a part of the VWS family in this developing time!

What's up?

Winning Faith opened up about 3 months ago and I've posted absolutely nothing ........... with good reason! My life has been in a complete whirlwind. I started attending a class called Alpha at the end of September. It finished at the end of November. (If you are interested, check out http://www.Alpha.org ) My life has not been the same since then. I have learned a lot about myself and God. I have started praying and am learning to listen.

But that's not the big thing. Oooooooooooooooooooh No.

My husband moved out around the end of October (and back in with his parents) have time alone to think about this marriage. I found out a few weeks later (but before Thanksgiving) that he was pretty much done with our marriage. Keep in mind, we got married on March 24th OF THIS YEAR. We tried to work things out. I sought council with Godly friends and my therapist. I started trying some things my therapist suggested. I went to Cleveland for training the first week of December and realized halfway through the trip that there was no repair when he pretty much said he didn't miss me. I was devastated but once the crying was done, God gave me peace. So I have been working through my feelings while gathering his stuff up so he can completely move out. Last night I discovered that he had been messing around with other women online. Even before we got married! I even asked and he said that he wasn't doing that type of stuff. Lied to my face. And now he has feelings for another girl who lives many states away, is married, and has 3 children of her own.

I lost all shred of hope and love for him last night. But with the dawn, God has brought me peace and calmness. He has finally shown me why my marriage could not be and why He would not put us back together. I am thankful that the Lord is looking out for me. I have a new lease on life and I am working to put God first in my day .... not anyone else.

Did you know God's looking out for you too? He is. He can see years into the future and knows what is the best path for you.

May God bless you all!

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Opening Post

If you are reading this ..... and you are, aren't you!?! .... Thank you for joining me.
This post is just to serve as a starting point for the blog. I am a tad bit preoccupied at the moment but wanted to get ... SOMETHING ... out here while formulating my "HELLO!" post. hehehe

I will be posting more content shortly. Please bare with me.

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